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today's gallup daily tracking poll has mitt romney up by two points, 49% to 47%. but a new "washington post" poll has the president up three points. both polls are within their margins of error, so it's a tie. as we look on the debate hall at hofstra university in new york, let's bring in our political director, john dickerson. john, the format tomorrow is a town hall meeting. what kind of challenges does that present for the candidates? >> well, both candidates are trying to strike a balance, criticize their opponent while not appearing so aggressive that they turn off voters. that would be hard to do in any debate setting, but in this case they'll be doing it in response to a question from a voter in the audience. the more the candidate talks about their opponents' flaw it is more it looks like they're not answering the voter's question. it's one thing to ignore at a moderator but when it's a voter it's more dangerous, especially when the voter shows their displeasure on their face for the cameras. >> pelley: john, you've been talking to your sources at the obam
today's gallup daily tracking poll has mitt romney up by two points, 49% to 47%. but a new "washington post" poll has the president up three points. both polls are within their margins of error, so it's a tie. as we look on the debate hall at hofstra university in new york, let's bring in our political director, john dickerson. john, the format tomorrow is a town hall meeting. what kind of challenges does that present for the candidates? >> well, both candidates are trying to...
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with the polls tied nationally, romney's popularity is surging. the george washington university poll puts romney in positive territory for the first time. 54% favorable,44rs unverifiable. tomorrow's debate will show each candidates' ability to connect with voters. both sides agreed in advance that the audience would drive the discussion. moderatomoderator candy crowleyn said she will ask follo follow p questions and insert herself in the debate. insiders say time will tell. joe biden was scheduled to stomach in nevada today but -- to stump in nevada today but will take part in funeral services for arlen specter who died over the weekend. romney is shown up five points with significant gains among women. the romney campaign and the republican party today reported having raised $170 million in the month of september. that compares to $181 million for the obama cap pain an campae democrats. watch the ad blitz accelerate in the next three weeks. >> we'll see you tomorrow, carl. >> bret: wall street starts the week on a positive note. the do you gaine
with the polls tied nationally, romney's popularity is surging. the george washington university poll puts romney in positive territory for the first time. 54% favorable,44rs unverifiable. tomorrow's debate will show each candidates' ability to connect with voters. both sides agreed in advance that the audience would drive the discussion. moderatomoderator candy crowleyn said she will ask follo follow p questions and insert herself in the debate. insiders say time will tell. joe biden was...
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romney now leads the president 48%, 47% in cnn's poll of polls and perhaps even more telling after the months of voters finding president obama more likable than romney, now they're tied according to a new poll with romney actually over 50%, i think, for the first time. according to andrew sullivan, it's going to take a lot of quote, intelligence, fire, and argument, unquote, for the president to turn this thing around. and it still might not be enough for obama to break even for romney in the remaining two debates. that brings us back, then, for tomorrow's debate. tomorrow's debate moderated by candy crowley. the town hall format could make it even tougher for the president to win. no teleprompter and all of that. no doubt the president will have to come out strong against romney, but also has to show he can connect with the voters in the town hall and those people watching at home. it's all a very tricky balancing act. and above all else, mr. obama will have to avoid the long, boring, professor-like answers that he is sometimes prone to. here's the question. what's the president's gr
romney now leads the president 48%, 47% in cnn's poll of polls and perhaps even more telling after the months of voters finding president obama more likable than romney, now they're tied according to a new poll with romney actually over 50%, i think, for the first time. according to andrew sullivan, it's going to take a lot of quote, intelligence, fire, and argument, unquote, for the president to turn this thing around. and it still might not be enough for obama to break even for romney in the...
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first a "washington post"/abc news poll that had president obama up 49% to 46% over mitt romney among likely voters. there was a george washington poll that had closer, 49% for president obama and 48% for mitt romney among likely voters. that's the situation into the second presidential debate, the town hall format in hofstra in new york. >> the daily gallup tracking poll shows likely voter, obama 48% and romney 46%. i think it was friday, mark, you and i were talking about or thursday the numbers and polling. for analysts like yourself is where you expected the race to be at this time? >> right. in fact, we actually expected the race to be before we saw president obama with that very big surge he had after the democrat democrat democratic convention and after weeks of focus on the 47% remark. we came back to where we were at the very end of august right before the political conventions all kicked off. almost promising a very tight race, similar perhaps to 2004 between john kerry and george w. bush and even 2000 that close contest between george w. bush and al gore. >> we're going to
first a "washington post"/abc news poll that had president obama up 49% to 46% over mitt romney among likely voters. there was a george washington poll that had closer, 49% for president obama and 48% for mitt romney among likely voters. that's the situation into the second presidential debate, the town hall format in hofstra in new york. >> the daily gallup tracking poll shows likely voter, obama 48% and romney 46%. i think it was friday, mark, you and i were talking about or...
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governor mitt romney won. it was a pummeling. poll numbers have changed. president obama has got to come back. that has to make you a little nervous if you're governor romney who you will be up against tomorrow night? >> absolutely. in fact he was supposed to come to new york this afternoon for a big kickoff after donor retreat happening here in new york. he decided not to do that in order to extend his debate prep today. they will do a morning session today and do a large afternoon session to get him ready which is measure how serious he is taking this. he knows the president is coming at him. the obama campaign made no bones telling people they will try to pick apart his record, rhetoric and proproposals and policies. romney knows. that because this is interactive with the audience the ability to to voters will be measured more intensely tomorrow night than past dedates. -- debates. this time mr. obama and mr. romney will be directly in front of answering questions to voters so they have to make a question. that has not been one of mr. romney's strong su
governor mitt romney won. it was a pummeling. poll numbers have changed. president obama has got to come back. that has to make you a little nervous if you're governor romney who you will be up against tomorrow night? >> absolutely. in fact he was supposed to come to new york this afternoon for a big kickoff after donor retreat happening here in new york. he decided not to do that in order to extend his debate prep today. they will do a morning session today and do a large afternoon...
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. >> in a new politico/george washington university battleground poll shows the president leading romney by one point, 49% to 48%. that effectively means the race is tied nationally. nancy cordes is in williamsburg, virginia, where the president spent all weekend prepping for the debate. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah, and to our viewers in the west. while the obama campaign wants a different outcome from this debate, it's no surprise they are preparing differently, too. with fewer distractions. less campaigning. more practice time. and no more talk of the president's rusty debate skills. >> hello, everybody! hello, hello! i brought some food. >> reporter: the president surfaced from debate prep just once this weekend when he dropped off four pizzas at an obama campaign office here in williamsburg. reporters asked him how prep was going. >> it is going great. >> reporter: his demeanor was a marked shift from 14 days ago when a supporter in nevada asked the very same question before the first debate. >> they're making me do my homework. >> reporter: after bei
. >> in a new politico/george washington university battleground poll shows the president leading romney by one point, 49% to 48%. that effectively means the race is tied nationally. nancy cordes is in williamsburg, virginia, where the president spent all weekend prepping for the debate. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah, and to our viewers in the west. while the obama campaign wants a different outcome from this debate, it's no surprise they are preparing...
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and other polls have romney up. plus, his supporters are more excited, for the first time, than obama's. >> hello. hello, everybody. i brought food. >> reporter: the president spent most of the weekend in williamsburg, virginia, preparing for tuesday's high-stakes debate. where democrats say he will be more assertive. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it's going great. >> reporter: pundits are saying it had better be going great. >> if obama has one more debate as bad as the first one, i think he will be in enormous trouble. >> let him be the senator and candidate he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> reporter: mr. romney, as for his strong debate performance -- >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasm. while obama supporters are experiencing more anxiety than those in the romney camp. both firsts this season
and other polls have romney up. plus, his supporters are more excited, for the first time, than obama's. >> hello. hello, everybody. i brought food. >> reporter: the president spent most of the weekend in williamsburg, virginia, preparing for tuesday's high-stakes debate. where democrats say he will be more assertive. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it's going great. >> reporter: pundits are saying it had better be going great. >> if obama has one...
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they can quickly arrive at any >> a new poll has met romney in the lead going into tomorrow night's presidential debate. 49 percent said they would vote for romney while 47 percent said they prefer president obama. the difference is still within the margin of error. the presidential debate tomorrow night will be shown in its entirety on a 247 news channel comcast financial measures. >> you're probably going to lose more of your hair >> i'll be bald as a billiard ball. >> high use deal? >> i am not going to mind at all. >> that was david video from 2008. after a battle with non hodgkin's lymphoma what he has passed away. specter served in the senate for 30 years. in 2009 he was one of the few republicans to vote for the stimulus bill. he was driven to the democratic party where he lost the primary. here as a live look at the golden gate bridge. there is a return of the fog. is currently 55 degrees in san francisco. it should have a high of 72 later on this afternoon. >> police are investigating an overnight shooting death in east oakland around 1:00 a.m.. a man in his 20s was shot 13 times. polic
they can quickly arrive at any >> a new poll has met romney in the lead going into tomorrow night's presidential debate. 49 percent said they would vote for romney while 47 percent said they prefer president obama. the difference is still within the margin of error. the presidential debate tomorrow night will be shown in its entirety on a 247 news channel comcast financial measures. >> you're probably going to lose more of your hair >> i'll be bald as a billiard ball. >>...
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and mitt romney is up 2 in a poll of battleground states. president obama visited virginia yesterday. he's hunkered down at a -- at a resort in williamsburg preparing for the debate. mitt romney who campaigned over the weekend in ohio is preparing for the debate closer to his home in boston. he's been taking on one of the new president's lines of attacks. >> the income of the medium family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving big bird. >> reporter: the challenge for president obama will be hitting the right tone after he was criticized for being too flat in the last presidential debate. democrats say there's pressure on mitt romney to clarify his position. >> i think the real question is which mitt romney shows up? is he gonna, the one who governed as a severe conservative in massachusetts or will he be the etch, you know, sketch guy? >> reporter: alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news -- will he be the etch, you know, sketch guy? >> reporter: alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:
and mitt romney is up 2 in a poll of battleground states. president obama visited virginia yesterday. he's hunkered down at a -- at a resort in williamsburg preparing for the debate. mitt romney who campaigned over the weekend in ohio is preparing for the debate closer to his home in boston. he's been taking on one of the new president's lines of attacks. >> the income of the medium family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving...
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you've seen the polls nationally tight, romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by state. how close is the race now? >> the first debate did sort of shift things. at first you had a lot of democrats that were trying to appease themselves by saying oh, all the movement in the polls is a bunch of soft republicans that quote, unquote come home to mitt romney, he shows life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen and in talking to both campaigns, something shifted fundamentally, and it is a dead heat, but it is one of these even right after the debate with obama campaigning, yes, it is a dead heat but we have the fundamentalists in battleground states. romney folks would have conceded that. this morning, the numbers in the last 72 hours, we are in a dead heat and you see the shift. this means, savannah, this debate couldn't be more critical for president obama because if he loses this debate, then you could start seeing a momentum continue to shift to romney. i think he would pull ahead in a lot of state
you've seen the polls nationally tight, romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by state. how close is the race now? >> the first debate did sort of shift things. at first you had a lot of democrats that were trying to appease themselves by saying oh, all the movement in the polls is a bunch of soft republicans that quote, unquote come home to mitt romney, he shows life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen and in talking to both campaigns,...
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mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little more of a hidden democrat vote there? >> no question. i think it will be closer. president obama got 48% of the vote in 2008. the numbers are going to be pretty consistent in the upcoming election. >> really, kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >>> all right. we're hearing from a romney advic adviser jim talent, next. >>> plus -- >> i lead with a great optimism for our country and continuie vital role of our democracy. >> one of the long-time impactful senators of his generation, remembering the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. first, a look ahead at the schedules of mitt romney and president obama today. as you know, they are both holed up in the debate camp. you're watching the daily rundown, only on msnbc. [ humming ] [ humming ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, po
mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little more of a hidden democrat vote there? >> no question. i think it will be closer. president obama got 48% of the vote in 2008. the numbers are going to be pretty consistent in the upcoming election. >> really, kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >>> all right. we're hearing from a...
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the unskewed right wing movement was every poll that doesn't show romney winning is wrong. cnn admitted later that you know, their poll was plus 8 republican, there's not a national poll in america that shows that. my point was that poll was central to the narrative. undecided voters, biden crushed. cnn, if it was any kind of normal -- use of the poll, he would have won. the next day reuters. they were a little slow, i guess. he won. and let's not forget that fake cnbc poll which was a big deal online and in the chatter. also sort of mucked up the narrative because oh, ryan won the cnbc poll. it was a click through reader survey where the results changed every five minutes. it wasn't a poll in any way shape or form. so i think biden sort of got the short end of the stick and i think there was you know some confusion or some people using smoke and mirrors to try to suggest that ryan won that debate. >> stephanie: absolutely. if it was even close. like i say when you take people that don't have a dog in the fight, undecideds, he crushed him by 20 points. >> tweeted the next m
the unskewed right wing movement was every poll that doesn't show romney winning is wrong. cnn admitted later that you know, their poll was plus 8 republican, there's not a national poll in america that shows that. my point was that poll was central to the narrative. undecided voters, biden crushed. cnn, if it was any kind of normal -- use of the poll, he would have won. the next day reuters. they were a little slow, i guess. he won. and let's not forget that fake cnbc poll which was a big deal...
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with just over three weeks left until election day, new poll shows president obama and mitt romney are nearly dead even among americans who are expected to vote that puts extra pressure on both as they get ready for tomorrow night's second of three presidential debates. got will meet at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. foreign and domestic policy will be the topics both sides expect the president to be more aggressive it >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging. i think he has to compensate for a poor first debate. >> i think to make some adjustments tuesday. -- >> romney has been going through preparations outside boston, president obama is using john kerry to play the part of romney as he gets ready. as we told you the next debate will be a town hall-style format tomorrow night abc 7 will carry it live starting 6 p.m.. >>> stanford ph.d alvin roth is a nobel prize winner this morning he shares the award for economics with lloyd shapley. the -- roth has two degrees from stanford and teams at harvard business school. it is the sixth and final award given out t
with just over three weeks left until election day, new poll shows president obama and mitt romney are nearly dead even among americans who are expected to vote that puts extra pressure on both as they get ready for tomorrow night's second of three presidential debates. got will meet at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. foreign and domestic policy will be the topics both sides expect the president to be more aggressive it >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging....
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polls now show president obama's lead in ohio narrowed to just over one point on average. but the president has a big advantage, 18 points, among early voters. and the latest washington post/abc poll has the president up by three percentage points, virtually unchanged since the last debate. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> politicians from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. specter died yesterday after losing his battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was first elected to the senate in 1980. a long-time moderate republican, he made the headlines in 2009 when he announced he was switching to the democratic party. specter lost the democratic primary in 2010. during his tenure on capitol hill, he was the chairman of the senate judiciary committee and played a key role in many supreme court nominations. he was 82 years old. funeral arrangements have not been announced. >>> it's 4:51. the journey is finally complete. after three days and a few snags, "endeavour" has made it home. when you can see it on display next. >
polls now show president obama's lead in ohio narrowed to just over one point on average. but the president has a big advantage, 18 points, among early voters. and the latest washington post/abc poll has the president up by three percentage points, virtually unchanged since the last debate. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> politicians from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. specter died yesterday after losing his battle with...
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while personal popularity has long been one of the president's strikes, the poll shows mitt romney is now also scoring high marks. the two men are essentially tied on likability. a new poll of likely voters by "the washington post" and abc news puts the race within the margin of error. president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions, which is not part of the agreed upon format. >>> as the candidates get in their final cram session before tomorrow night's debate, aides say president obama will be more aggressive, and mitt romney's camp says he'll be ready. for details, we go now to nbc's tracie potts for the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good m
while personal popularity has long been one of the president's strikes, the poll shows mitt romney is now also scoring high marks. the two men are essentially tied on likability. a new poll of likely voters by "the washington post" and abc news puts the race within the margin of error. president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a...
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obama leading romney by one-point. the race is tied. nancy cordes is here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. they want a different outcome from this debate so it's no surprise the obama team is preparing differently here in williamsburg. fewer distractions. less campaigning. more practice time. and no more talk of the president's rusty debate skills. >> hello, everybody. hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: the president surfaced from debate prep just once this weekend when he dropped off four pizzas at an obama campaign office here in williamsburg. reporters asked him how prep was going? >> it is going great. >> reporter: his demeanor was a marked shift from 14 days ago when a supporter in nevada asked the very same question before the first debate. >> it's a drag. they are making me do my homework. >> reporter: after being outperformed by governor romney in did he ever and dropping in the polls as a result, president obama and his aides have shaken up their debate prep strategy spending three
obama leading romney by one-point. the race is tied. nancy cordes is here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. they want a different outcome from this debate so it's no surprise the obama team is preparing differently here in williamsburg. fewer distractions. less campaigning. more practice time. and no more talk of the president's rusty debate skills. >> hello, everybody. hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: the president surfaced from debate prep just...
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another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off your face. >> hey, do i sound like jim lehrer? >> on the lighter side of our poll, we asked voters to look at attributes in a different way. who would you rather have as captain of a ship in a storm? obama was up 12 weeks ago, now he's up four. he's now up on who would you like to baby sit your kids? perhaps because his debate performance was so soothing. >> what kind of prep are they doing? >> he needs to be more aggressive. he doesn't want to risk alienating people by seeming too negative and too much on the attack. they're doing intense prep. anita dunn is playing the role of candy crowley. they're preparing lines of attack. >> diane sawyer
another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off your face. >> hey, do i...
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you've seen the polls, nationally tight. romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by satate. how close is this race right now? >> the first debate did shift things. at first a lot of democrats were trying to apiece themselves saying all the movement in the polls is just a bunch of soft republicans who quote, unquote come home to mitt romney. he showed life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen in talking about campaigns, something shifted fundamentally, and it's a dead heat, but it's one of these but even right after the debate you had the obama campaign, yeah, it's just a dead heat, but we've got all the fundamental advantages in the battleground states and the romney folks would have conceded that. the numbers that have come over the last 72 hours, we're in a real dead heat, and you see that shift. this means, savannah, this debate couldn't be more critical for president obama. if he loses this debate, then you could start seeing momentum just continue to shift to romney, and he would pull ahead in
you've seen the polls, nationally tight. romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by satate. how close is this race right now? >> the first debate did shift things. at first a lot of democrats were trying to apiece themselves saying all the movement in the polls is just a bunch of soft republicans who quote, unquote come home to mitt romney. he showed life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen in talking about campaigns, something shifted...
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a new poll has the president up 49-46 over romney. according to public policy polling, romney is taking the lead in at least two swing states, now up by one point in florida and two points in north carolina. p.p.p. does normally lean to the left so the fact that it is showing romney in the lead here could be more significant than usual. one factor could be evangelical they are typically against the mormon candidate. they nearly mess said up the primary for him. they are changing their tune and playing a big part in his efforts to win over virginia and several other swing states. the president though, does hold a huge lead with early voters. according to reuters, he is ahead of romney 59% to 31% with people who already voted. team obama is promising an interesting debate tomorrow. david axelrod says he will not get into details about specific strategy changes but says you should definitely watch and show up. it should be very interesting considering the president is obviously under pressure to make up for his passive performance last d
a new poll has the president up 49-46 over romney. according to public policy polling, romney is taking the lead in at least two swing states, now up by one point in florida and two points in north carolina. p.p.p. does normally lean to the left so the fact that it is showing romney in the lead here could be more significant than usual. one factor could be evangelical they are typically against the mormon candidate. they nearly mess said up the primary for him. they are changing their tune and...
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in the battleground states of poll has mitt romney ahead of the president by two points. of course, that's essentially tied and whiletied. while the abc news/"washington post" poll shows the president with a five-point lead in the battleground states. are you following me here? cnn political director mark preston is live from hofstra university on long island. the scene of tomorrow night's crucial debate. i don't know if anybody's following these polls. it is statistically a dead heat. >> yeah, no doubt, zoraida. we can boil it down to this, the race is essentially tied right now nationally in some of the battleground states. barack obama has lost some ground, given the fact that he had such a lackluster performance a couple weeks ago in his first presidential debate. mitt romney hoping to build upon his strong performance. you know, robert gibbs, one of the senior advisers for president obama, was on "state of the union" yesterday with candy crowley and gave us a little bit of insight about what to expect to hear from the president tomorrow night. let's hear what he had
in the battleground states of poll has mitt romney ahead of the president by two points. of course, that's essentially tied and whiletied. while the abc news/"washington post" poll shows the president with a five-point lead in the battleground states. are you following me here? cnn political director mark preston is live from hofstra university on long island. the scene of tomorrow night's crucial debate. i don't know if anybody's following these polls. it is statistically a dead...
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a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. those numbers are basically where they were two weeks ago and within the polls' margin of error. but that doesn't mean mitt romney didn't get a big boost. republicans' enthusiasm for their candidate has soared to 59% now, including an 11-point gain in just the past two weeks. both the romney and obama campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of tuesday's second presidential debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objection saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions, which is not part of the agreed upon format. >
a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. those numbers are basically where they were two weeks ago and within the polls' margin of error. but that doesn't mean mitt romney didn't get a big boost. republicans' enthusiasm for their...
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. >> campaign watchers say mitt romney needs a strong performance to hold onto the boost he got in the polls from round 1. >>> in three decades on capitol hill, former us senator arlen specter often found himself at the center of some of washington's biggest legal battles. the man returned to snarling arlen spent the last several years battling cancer and today he lost that fight at the age of2. cbs reporter cheryl atkinson with a look back at his policy career. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate arlen specter was best-known as a moderate republican serving on the powerful senate judiciary committee. >> and the concern i have is where the predictability in judge? >> reporter: and his aggressive questioning of anita hill curing the hearing fore clarence thomas in 1919. >> when you say a number of things might occur, what sort of things r. he was a ranking member who quickly climbed the policy ranks to become opinions' pennsylvania's longest serving senator . >> reporter: even before coming to congress, arlen specter had already made a name for himself as philadelphia
. >> campaign watchers say mitt romney needs a strong performance to hold onto the boost he got in the polls from round 1. >>> in three decades on capitol hill, former us senator arlen specter often found himself at the center of some of washington's biggest legal battles. the man returned to snarling arlen spent the last several years battling cancer and today he lost that fight at the age of2. cbs reporter cheryl atkinson with a look back at his policy career. >>...
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just look at mitt romney's surge in the polls over the past week. tuesday night we'll see the second act but as cbs 5 reporter don knapp complains events a world away -- explains events a world away continue to dominate the discussion. >> reporter: yesterday mitt romney was trying to go over the top in the must win state of ohio. now the campaign is bracing for a tougher more aggressive president obama in the debate number two. >> even if he change his style, and whatever political take tick the president's settles on is being in his best interests for the debate he can't change the record or the policies. >> hello everybody. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama delivered pizza to campaign volunteers in williamsburg virginia and made a few calls. >> hi, this is barack obama. i know that you have just been working so hard for the campaign and i just wanted to say how much i appreciate it. >> reporter: meanwhile senior campaign adviser robert gibbs was talking up the next debate on cnn's state of the union. >> he's got to be more energeti
just look at mitt romney's surge in the polls over the past week. tuesday night we'll see the second act but as cbs 5 reporter don knapp complains events a world away -- explains events a world away continue to dominate the discussion. >> reporter: yesterday mitt romney was trying to go over the top in the must win state of ohio. now the campaign is bracing for a tougher more aggressive president obama in the debate number two. >> even if he change his style, and whatever political...
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romney surged in the polls and o now holds a slight lead over the president. >> under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last monday's attack in benghazi. which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with o bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services committee was harsh. >> i think they have been misleading us but it finally caught up with us. >> schieffer: that is a very serious charge that you have just leveled, senator graham. are you saying that the administration deliberately mislead the american people to make it look as if terrorism is not as much of a threat as apparently it is? >> either they are misleading the american people or incredibly incompetent they are very political when it comes to foreign policy. when something goes bad, they deny, they deceive and they delay. >> reporter: libya became an issue last week on the campaign trail, especi
romney surged in the polls and o now holds a slight lead over the president. >> under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last monday's attack in benghazi. which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with o bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services...
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two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slim lead, 49-47 nationally, but both campaigns are looking at these numbers from ohio, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow advantage. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama took a break today to visit a campaign office, now into his second day of intense debate preparation. >> how is it going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the president is holed up at this williamsburg, virginia, resort walking and enjoying the scenery, we are told, between sessions far from the campaign trail, preparing for his rematch with romney. >> i don't think in recorder -- in the history of presidential debates has there been such a momentum shift off of the first presidential debate, and so the president has to turn the
two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slim lead, 49-47 nationally, but both campaigns are looking at these numbers from ohio, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow advantage. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >>...
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>>gregg: now the real clear politics poll average, governor romney is ahead by roughly three points. boy, the trend line was in the opposite direction not long ago. >> what has happened, the first presidential debate is what caused a bigger explosion than that guy breaking the sound barrier. that is really turning the campaign upside down. the three of all all believe that everything is waiting for tuesday night. it is conceivable tuesday night that romney, if he were to have another decisive victory, he will be the next president of the united states. if obama does well on tuesday night, this is a jump ball. >>pat: it is close. romney is now in the driver's seat. he needed that debate. look, this is next to 1980 the most decisive debate because it helped romney with people who had written him off. >>gregg: biden did not put the kids on the momentum train? >> i don't think he did. the ultimate take away is, why was biden so animated, weird with some of the facial mannerism. by comparison, the president looked weaker, more unfocused and, frankly, less in command. >>greg: some people e
>>gregg: now the real clear politics poll average, governor romney is ahead by roughly three points. boy, the trend line was in the opposite direction not long ago. >> what has happened, the first presidential debate is what caused a bigger explosion than that guy breaking the sound barrier. that is really turning the campaign upside down. the three of all all believe that everything is waiting for tuesday night. it is conceivable tuesday night that romney, if he were to have...
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thank you. >>> governor romney enjoying a bibit of a boost in the polls after the debate. a fox news poll showed he jumped three points among likely voter putting him a point ahead of president obama. he got some help in some key swing states as well. can he keep up the momentum? joining us now to break it all down, charlie hurt from the washington times, a columnist for the hill and a fox news contributor and daily beast columnist. welcome to you all. great to have you here today. we'll start with you. this bump for governor romney out of the first debate, the obama camp is not going to be caught offguard this time. they've made that clear that they're prepped and ready to go. how far do you think the president will go in trying it make up ground in the next debate? >> i think that he won't do what he did last time which he didn't prepare enough and i don't think he took it seriously enough. now they're saying he's been cramming for four days and he's preparing. it's also a better format for him because he doesn't have to deal with romney coming at him as much in a town h
thank you. >>> governor romney enjoying a bibit of a boost in the polls after the debate. a fox news poll showed he jumped three points among likely voter putting him a point ahead of president obama. he got some help in some key swing states as well. can he keep up the momentum? joining us now to break it all down, charlie hurt from the washington times, a columnist for the hill and a fox news contributor and daily beast columnist. welcome to you all. great to have you here today....
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with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >> now about a week ago i had a debate, and i did enjoy myself. [cheers and applause] >> as for romney who is energized by the momentum in bigger crowds he's seen since the debate, the debate coach says keep it up. >> i can't imagine gov. romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same that he did in the first debate. >> the hofstra face-off set for tuesday. both campaigns continue to raise money. today the obama campaign announced it has now reached 4 million donors. a presidential campaign record. david curlyabc news, the white
with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >>...
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a lot of polls showing romney coming up. >> that is right. such a close race how did thecan in the vice-presidential debate come across last thursday. did it have any influence. that was the coffee talk all this week so we put the question to san francisco mayor willy brown and the chairman of the republican party. here it is. >> people are dependant because they don't like bi- partisanship. joe biden was way to partisan, laughing, smearing. that doesn't help. the debate has been about his attitude and all the gasps he made like i didn't vote for it or the lies he told. >> i think joe biden had to demonstrate clearly that he was superior on the knowledge side with reference to international relations. he did so. as a matter of fact mr. reince got smaller and -- ryan got smaller and smaller at the person conducting the interview or being the moderator asked questions. it was clear that joe biden was far superior to paul ryan. >> i may take away in talking to people subsequent to it, it reinforced what you felt going in. if you were inclined to
a lot of polls showing romney coming up. >> that is right. such a close race how did thecan in the vice-presidential debate come across last thursday. did it have any influence. that was the coffee talk all this week so we put the question to san francisco mayor willy brown and the chairman of the republican party. here it is. >> people are dependant because they don't like bi- partisanship. joe biden was way to partisan, laughing, smearing. that doesn't help. the debate has been...
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and the stakes are high with national polls showing that the race is essentially tied. joining me now is willie brown, former mayor and the chairman of the republican party who i think are the best handicappers in the state. do you buy the polls? >> no, i don't buy the polls. i never did when i served in public office. i had them for instructional purposes but not to decide. it could give me an idea on how to move things a little bit, but not win or lose. >> do you get a feeling in this campaign it's being poll driven? they are testing the positions and trying to deliver them now? >> look, campaigns do that all the time. i look at polls to see trends, if they move in a decided direction, i believe like we have now, i believe there is that direction. most of the polls prior to the last debate use the 2008 turnout model or democrats and republicans. i don't think the republican message being sent by romney and ryan attracts democrats as such. but they energize republicans beyond belief. obama in his administration has not energized their c onstituents. they have not playe
and the stakes are high with national polls showing that the race is essentially tied. joining me now is willie brown, former mayor and the chairman of the republican party who i think are the best handicappers in the state. do you buy the polls? >> no, i don't buy the polls. i never did when i served in public office. i had them for instructional purposes but not to decide. it could give me an idea on how to move things a little bit, but not win or lose. >> do you get a feeling in...
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we saw a new poll that the president is leading mitt romney 59% to 31% among early voters. bill? >> someone called this a voter uprising. that's exactly what it is. it was an uprising in 2008. this is the old america, clint eastwood, versus the new america, scarlett johansson. it's an uprising because the democratic coalition, the obama voters are disproportionately young and newer immigrants. these people don't have a lot of voting experience. you want to discard people from voting, doesn't take a lot of effort. you supply poll watchers, you put guards and policemen this and they feel intimidated. you challenge their votes. stel stand at polling places and they will audio or videotape the voters. they will warn them if you're not a real citizen and they vote. they're not going to stand in line. they're going to leave. they're trying to suppress the new america. >> i think what's so key here is win or lose, right, whether president obama is re-elected or not, this is bad for democracy. on the next day, whether the president is re-elected or not, and whether the benefit to early v
we saw a new poll that the president is leading mitt romney 59% to 31% among early voters. bill? >> someone called this a voter uprising. that's exactly what it is. it was an uprising in 2008. this is the old america, clint eastwood, versus the new america, scarlett johansson. it's an uprising because the democratic coalition, the obama voters are disproportionately young and newer immigrants. these people don't have a lot of voting experience. you want to discard people from voting,...
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romney returned from ohio to his new england home to study. various polls show he picked up an average of five points after the first debate. >> tuesday's debate starts at 6:00 p.m. it is being hill at hofstra university in new york. the format is a town hall meeting with both foreign and domestic issues. they will be undecided voters selected by the gallup organization. you can see the debate right here. this is channel 2 news. >> in the court of law. and could mean a victory. the campaign is at odds with the state of wisconsin. why romney supporters have filed a lawsuit against wisconsin. >> the city of san francisco is launch ago new effort to protect voters. george will announce a new hotline where they can report election fraud. the announcement is said to be made at 11:00. we have gotten an update on the final journey of the space shuttle endeavour. right now. there is a live look at it. it is about a mile and a half from the newt fewer home, the california science center. which is near the l.a. coliseum. but keep in mind the journey was
romney returned from ohio to his new england home to study. various polls show he picked up an average of five points after the first debate. >> tuesday's debate starts at 6:00 p.m. it is being hill at hofstra university in new york. the format is a town hall meeting with both foreign and domestic issues. they will be undecided voters selected by the gallup organization. you can see the debate right here. this is channel 2 news. >> in the court of law. and could mean a victory. the...
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john kerry is once again playing the role of romney, and romney is traveling all over ohio while prepping for the debate. it will be a town hall style. the latest poll numbers may be close, but president obama's campaign has one major thing to celebrate. total fund raising has been more than $181 million. the republicans have not released their september fundraising numbers. >> if you have not registered to vote yet, time is running out. the deadline for maryland and west virginia voters is tuesday, while the mail in deadline for registration passed last week. they can still regular strer this friday at any brie brar, fire house, or online. special interest groups in maryland are spending big bucks. supporters for and against question seven that would pay for a casey know have spent more than 47 million. that's on pace to exceed their spending. there's also been big spending for question six. groups supporting and opposing that law have spent more than $4 million in an effort to sway voters. >> major ramp and lane closures this weekend. the interloop exit rampl toiz i izeen -- ramp to eis
john kerry is once again playing the role of romney, and romney is traveling all over ohio while prepping for the debate. it will be a town hall style. the latest poll numbers may be close, but president obama's campaign has one major thing to celebrate. total fund raising has been more than $181 million. the republicans have not released their september fundraising numbers. >> if you have not registered to vote yet, time is running out. the deadline for maryland and west virginia voters...
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>> right now, the national tracking poll shows mitt romney at 49%, president obama at 47%. this gives us a way to set the stage for the second presidential debate. before the first debate president obama was up by two points. a couple of percent switches from obama to romney to romney is up. he's been ahead or tied in eight of the last nine days. >> we talked about how the needle doesn't move much on debates, that viewpoints are locked in. it shows how important the first debate was. numbers are swinging the other way. >> that's right. 98% of voters didn't change their mind but the race was so close, even a small switch was enough to change who was in front and right now mitt romney has an advantage. >> let's talk about the all-important swing states, the battleground states. you have fresh numbers to reveal on those also. start with virginia, what did you just find out? who is leading there? >> in virginia, mitt romney is up by a couple of points. this is a state that president obama won four years ago. the democrats have not won it for more than 40 years before that. righ
>> right now, the national tracking poll shows mitt romney at 49%, president obama at 47%. this gives us a way to set the stage for the second presidential debate. before the first debate president obama was up by two points. a couple of percent switches from obama to romney to romney is up. he's been ahead or tied in eight of the last nine days. >> we talked about how the needle doesn't move much on debates, that viewpoints are locked in. it shows how important the first debate...
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new poll numbers show mitt romney continuing to close the gap. in florida, he now leads the president 51-44. and a new national gallup poll is ahead 49-47. >> reporter: paul ryan tailgated with football fans in ohio. mitt romney rallied supporters. the republican team fanned out across the key battleground state saturday. >> we need ohio. if we get ohio, we're gonna be able to take back america? >> reporter: the stakes are high. no republican has won the white house without a victory in ohio. at a rally in portsmouth, romney told the crowd he sees the enthusiasm going. >> when i'm president, i'm going to help save the american family and get good jobs for every american. >> reporter: voters say the economy is the no. 1 issue in this election. >> i bet on american workers and american ingenuity, and three years later, that is paying off in a big way. >> reporter: president obama argues his decision to bail out the auto industry saved jobs. >> gm is back. ford and chrysler are growing again. together, our auto industry has created nearly a quarter
new poll numbers show mitt romney continuing to close the gap. in florida, he now leads the president 51-44. and a new national gallup poll is ahead 49-47. >> reporter: paul ryan tailgated with football fans in ohio. mitt romney rallied supporters. the republican team fanned out across the key battleground state saturday. >> we need ohio. if we get ohio, we're gonna be able to take back america? >> reporter: the stakes are high. no republican has won the white house without a...